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Wisteria and Canary (R), Kingfisher and Clematis (L)

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsTwo vertical chûban designs on uncut horizontal ôban sheet; 26.6 x 38.1 cm (10 1/2 x 15 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.9653
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem (right): Kaze nakute/ shizuka sugitari/ fuji no hana Poem (left), by Hyakumei: Tachiyose ya/ kawasemi wa tobite/ iho no koe (右) 風なくて 静過たり ふしの花 (左) たち寄せや 翡翠はとびて 鳰の声
ProvenanceMay 1915, acquired by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
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Utagawa Hiroshige I
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)